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14 thoughts on “Kentucky Kickback in the Budget Law: $2.2 Billion Extra for a Dam”

this sort of sellout for personal gain (votes, friends "bought" in high places) makes me think of a word describing it. Its not a nice word, but begins with the word "who"…….

We now have a list of "republican" "representatives" to turn out of office in 2014 and 2016. They have proven, once again, and when "the chips are down' that they do NOT listen to us, nor do they have our betterment in view.

I agree – but not at a time when the Nation is already so far in debt! This is more Government "make work". The taxpayers money being used to benefit the few who stand to gain from it! And who is likely going to work on this dam – newly legalized illegals?

This just goes to show you that McConnell already has accepted the fact that teh feeral treasury is going to go broke. At this point fiscal restraint would just cost his state the ability to generate electricity ater the collapse of the federal government, and the ensuing third world chaos. This is the beginning of the looting. At this point, those who futilely try to balance the budget by foregoing pork and kickbacks are going to get nothinhg back for their federal tax dollars. McConnell knows the dam will at least provide electricity to heat all those rest homes full of Kentuckians who are no longer going to get their social security checks and medicaid payments after Economic War Obama. The states are already doing what the Katrina victims did — first come – first serve in the looting spre.